Western European influence

This file relates to Western European reaction to the announcement of British withdrawal from the Gulf. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Enquiries from the Austrian Embassy on developments in the Gulf
• The visit of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi to France; the relaying of this to HMG by the Quai d’Orsay; and the Foreign Office’s noting of an upcoming visit in October 1968 by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to France, with a background note on him, and a note of the French stake in Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited
• The question of German consular representation in the Trucial States.